Dhiruben Patel

Dhiruben Patel
Born	May 25, 1926 (1926-05-25) (age 85) Vadodara, Baroda State, British Raj
Occupation	Novelist Playwright Negotiator Translator
Language	Gujarati
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Notable work(s)	Agantuk
Notable award(s)	Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati
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Dhiruben Gordhanbhai Patel, (Gujarati: ધીરુબેન પટેલ Hindi: धीरुबेन पटेल); born May 25, 1926 in Vadodara),^[1] is a Gujarati novelist, playwright, negotiator and translator who won the 2001 Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati language for his novel Agantuk.^[1][2]

She is a former President of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and one of her play, Bhavni Bhavai, has been filmed.^[3] Her works include Aandhali Gali; Shimalanan Phool; Waansno Ankur, Javal, Atitrag, Anusandhan and Aagantuk.^[3]

Reference

1. ^ ^{a b} Vyas, Daksha. "સાહિત્યસર્જક: ધીરુબેન પટેલ [Writer: Dhiruben Patel]" (in Gujarati). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. http://gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Dhiruben-Patel.html. 
2. ^ "Sanskrit Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007". Sahitya Akademi Official website. Archived from the original on 2008. http://tesla.websitewelcome.com/~sahit/old_version/awa10318.htm#gujarati. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Dhiruben Patel". Muse India. http://www.museindia.com/authorprofile.asp?myr=2007&issid=12&id=408. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 

See also

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• List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati – List of Gujarati language writers who have won the Sahitya Akademi Award.

Awards
Preceded by Vinesh Antani	Recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati 2001	Succeeded by Dhruv Prabodhrai Bhatt

Persondata
Name	Patel, Dhiruben
Alternative names	Patel, Dhiruben Gordhanbhai; Dhiruben Gordhanbhai Patel
Short description	Gujarati novelist, playwright, negotiator and translator
Date of birth	May 25, 1926
Place of birth	Vadodara, British India
Date of death
Place of death